India Flags Factual Errors in UN Report on Dawood Ibrahim
India has strongly objected to a United Nations Special Rapporteur describing Dawood Ibrahim-led D-Company as an “India-based” criminal organisation, saying the report contains glaring factual inaccuracies and warning that such errors could damage the credibility of the world body.
India challenges UN report on D-Company
India raised its objection during a meeting of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. Raghoo Puri, First Secretary at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, responded to a report by Ben Saul, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
Saul’s report referred to the UN Security Council’s 2003 listing of the leader of D-Company for association with Al-Qaeda, describing the organisation as “India-based”.
Puri said this description, when read in isolation, presented a misleading picture and failed to include important facts about Dawood Ibrahim’s background and status.
India says Dawood has been wanted since 1993
Strongly rejecting the characterisation of D-Company as India-based, Puri pointed out that Dawood Ibrahim and the criminal organisation have been wanted in India in connection with terror attacks since 1993.
He said the relevant details were recorded in the narrative summary of reasons for listing under the UN Security Council’s 1267 sanctions regime.
According to Puri, Ibrahim had left India well before the 2003 listing. He was subsequently listed for his association with Al-Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden, while operating from outside India.
Puri said the omission of these details was regrettable and criticised the release of reports containing factual inaccuracies without adequate accountability for those responsible.
India points to Pakistan as Dawood’s reported base
Puri further stated that Dawood Ibrahim remains a wanted criminal in India and, according to the UN listing cited by him, resides in the same country where Osama bin Laden was found and killed — a reference to Pakistan.
Bin Laden was killed by US Navy SEALs during a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011.
India argued that omitting key information about Ibrahim’s departure from India and the circumstances of his UN listing distorted the context in which D-Company’s links to terrorism were being described.
New Delhi raises concerns over credibility and impartiality
Puri said India had previously raised concerns in other forums about Special Rapporteurs issuing reports containing factual inaccuracies without being held accountable.
He warned that such practices could undermine the credibility of the United Nations, an organisation already facing challenges to its legitimacy. India also expressed concern over what it described as bias in different parts of Saul’s report and called for high standards of impartiality and accountability.
Puri also criticised attempts to use human rights and counter-terrorism frameworks to justify the actions of those who sponsor terrorism or promote radicalisation and extremism.
He stressed that human rights frameworks should not become a refuge for perpetrators of terrorism, reiterating India’s position that terrorism cannot be justified.
India rejects Pakistan’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir
During the proceedings, Puri also responded to remarks made by Pakistan’s delegation concerning India, including references to the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
He dismissed the allegations as propaganda driven by narrow political interests and reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are inalienable parts of India.
Puri said he would not dignify the Pakistani delegation’s remarks with further comment.
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